Mediatization of Politics [electronic resource] : Understanding the Transformation of Western Democracies /
Esser, F.editor.
Strömbäck, J.editor.
The first book-long analysis of the 'mediatization of politics', this volume aims to understand the transformations of the relationship between media and politics in recent decades, and explores how growing media autonomy, journalistic framing, media populism and new media technologies affect democratic processes.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1 Mediatization of Politics: Towards a Theoretical Framework; Part II: Foundations; 2 Mediatization and Democracy; 3 Mediatization and Political Populism; 4 Mediatization and New Media; 5 Mediatization and Political Autonomy: A Systems Approach; Part III: Dimensions of Mediatization; 6 Mediation of Political Realities: Media as Crucial Sources of Information; 7 Mediatization at the Structural Level: Independence from Politics, Dependence on the Market
8 Mediatization of News: The Role of Journalistic Framing9 Mediatization of Campaign Coverage: Metacoverage of US Elections; 10 Mediatization of Political Organizations: Changing Parties and Interest Groups?; 11 Mediatization and Political Agenda-Setting: Changing Issue Priorities?; Part IV: Conclusion; 12 A Paradigm in the Making: Lessons for the Future of Mediatization Research; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
The first book-long analysis of the 'mediatization of politics', this volume aims to understand the transformations of the relationship between media and politics in recent decades, and explores how growing media autonomy, journalistic framing, media populism and new media technologies affect democratic processes.
Cultural policy.
Communication.
Culture.
Political science.
Sociology.
Elections.
Cultural Policy and Politics.
Media Studies.
Sociology of Culture.
Political Science.
Media Research.
Electoral Politics.